Ulm Surname

99,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Ulm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1381:169,53217,152
Germany1,1451:70,3108,964
Austria4361:19,5313,035
France2571:258,45439,879
New Caledonia1611:1,716119
Estonia1381:9,5781,327
Czechia651:163,59224,859
Canada541:682,32655,162
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
England251:2,228,72284,230
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3211:156,44414,384

Ulm (45) may also be a first name.

Ulm Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ulm Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ulm (Arabic: اولم, Marathi: उलम, Russian: Ульм) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ulm is the 99,326th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,528,749 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Ulm live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 45 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,138 people, or 1 in 169,532. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 9 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States Ulm is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent live and Austria, where 9 percent live.

Ulm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ulm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ulm last name rose 666 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ulm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ulm surname is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Ulm last name are 15.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.1% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ulm earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning $46,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.54% less than the national average, earning $43,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hulm861,248/
Ulme86138/
Gulm8679/
Oulm8673/
Ullm8630/
Ulmå865/
Aulm864/
Ulmt862/
Uslm862/
Uylm862/
Eulm861/
Uelm861/
Uilm861/
Uulm861/
Hulme7516,623/
Goulm7578/
Uilem756/
Hullm753/
Houlm752/
Aulme751/
Gullm751/
Oulmd751/
Guhlm751/
Gulmì751/
Gaulm751/
Huelm751/
Olm671,432/
Ilm67655/
Ulmová67126/
Ulmova6749/
Haulme675/
Houlme672/
Huilem671/
Auglim670/

Ulm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulm in the Marathi language
उलमulama-
Ulm in the Russian language
Ульмulm-
Ulm in the Arabic language
اولمawlm-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ulm
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